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May 1, 2009Packaging machinery specialist Focke & Co., Inc. has appointed Erik Knight sales and marketing manager for North America. Mr. Knight joined the company in September to head the sales and marketing efforts for general packaging, working out of the Nor…

May 1, 2009Dan-Web has appointed Sorin Crainic to the position of director-European sales. Mr. Crainic brings almost 20 years of nonwoven and hygiene business experience to Dan-Web, including direct experience in airlaid, carded and spunlace technologies and th…

May 1, 2009Hassan Bodaghi has joined the executive team of DelStar Technologies as vice president of new business development, reporting directly to Mark Abrahams, CEO. Dr. Bodaghi has more than 25 years of experience in corporate research and technology, as we…

May 1, 2009Baker Adhesives, a division of AMB Enterprises, has hired Jim Stirn as vice president of sales. His 20-plus years in the water-based and hot melt industries is expected to help Baker Adhesives attain its planned growth in becoming a major supplier t…

March 1, 2009Klaus Maitre has retired as vice president of Dilo, Inc. For more than 25 years he provided excellent work and service to the company’s North American customers. Mr. Maitre was deeply involved in administration and management from the beginning of…

March 1, 2009PGI is underway with an initiative to strengthen its corporate sustainability program with focused and expanded ef­forts in this area led by the company’s first chief sustainability officer (CSO). John Heironimus, chief marketing officer for the c…

March 1, 2009Effective March 1, Jochen Engelke has been appointed chief executive officer of Winkler+Dünnebier AG. Mr. Engelke studied engineering with a special focus on plant engineering at the University of Dortmund, Germany. He has many years of management e…

March 1, 2009Elsner Engineering Works has promoted Jay Roth to regional sales manager with responsibility for the western and eastern U.S., Canadian territories and its Italian and African sales territories. Mr. Roth replaces Donald Rush, who retired at the end o…

March 1, 2009Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC) has announced the addition of a new member to the company’s commercial team. Jason Manders has been promoted to product and applications leader for the printing and nonwovens converting machinery segment. Mr.…

March 1, 2009M33 Integrated Solutions has hired Kevin Survance to serve as the company’s Chief Information Officer. Kevin is responsible for defining the company’s technology strategy, leading the development of M33’s business software systems, automating b…

March 1, 2009Barry-Wehmiller has appointed John Stroup to its board of directors. Mr. Stroup is an accomplished leadership professional in the manufacturing industry and an experienced practitioner of the lean principles of continuous improvement. The company exp…

March 1, 2009The Soap and Detergent Association (SDA) has elected two new members to join its ranks at its first meeting of 2009. They are William Littlefield, executive vice president and general manager of branded products at Sun Products Cor­poration, and Jan…

March 1, 2009Scott Riddle is the new president of the Triad Roundtable of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). CSCMP is an association for individuals involved in supply chain management that helps to provide educational, career developme…

January 1, 2009Since January 2008, Fibertex has been operating under new management with two top executives being responsible for their business areas. More recently, the Aalborg, Denmark-based nonwovens producer has named these two executives—Mikael Axelsen and…